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I am tentatively scheduled to get them on my 32nd birthday. Which is in two weeks.
(Although, I might hold off. These monsters are BIG and permanent. And I might need some more time to think about them, before I commit to them. As such, I definitely welcome feedback about them, in the comments on this blog. In the end, its my call to make, but I am soliciting opinions.)
So, here's the deal. In a font similar to this and with each letter being roughly an inch tall, I want "Veritas" on my left arm. And "justitia" on my right.
Veritas is the Roman Goddess of Truth. Daughter of Saturn.
Justitia is Roman Goddess of Justice. She's the dame you see outside of all courthouses with the scales and sword. Yeah, that's her. Justitia is her name.
To summarize, my left arm becomes "Truth" and my right arm becomes "Justice". (I'm not looking for a place to put "The American Way" on my body. This isn't a Superman tribute.)
This is more about recognizing the importance of both Truth and Justice in our world. That the decisions that we make must be made, based on a search for the truth (or as close as we can reasonably get) and Justice must be meted out for those who chose by their actions to disrupt the common peace.
Rewards for the good.
Punishment for the evil.
I've chosen the arms for these tattoos, because there's some symbology there, as well. The left arm, indeed, the left side of the entire body is commonly considered by religious adepts to be the weaker side of the body. (The word "left" comes from the Old English word "lyft", which literally translates to mean "weak". The weak side.) The right side of the body and the right arm symbolize strenght and power. If one arm were given to determining the truth, then the weaker arm of the two is the logical choice. The right arm, however is the strongest and therefore reserved for the strenuous labor of dispensing justice.
Both tats will be high enough that they won't be visible, when I'm wearing most t-shirts or short sleeve shirts at work. Discretion is still important at this point.
I have an overall design scheme for the tatoos that I want on my body.
I want symbols entirely. (Which includes words, as they're composed entirely of symbols, which signify sound and therefore, form language.)
I also probably won't use a whole lot of color in my tatoos. Not unless the color symbolizes something too. So the color and design of these two tats, fit my eventual design goal.
And if 2007 shapes up the way that I want it to and I am able to make some other body modifications, these two tats will appropriately look badass, when I get them.
Enough jibber-jabbering about these things. What do you think about them? Any suggestions on size, font, color, location, etc. Should I get them? Should I NEVER get them? Should I wait and get them later?
Sound off, Readers. Let me know what you think!
Cheers,
Mr.B
9 comments:
I've wanted a tat for a long time. I'm thinking about getting the Kyptonian symbol for hope (my id pic on myspace if you find me there). That way I pay homage to my geekiness, but still say something that means something to me...that I'll always have hope with me. may do it for my big 3-0 this year. so I say go for it!!!!
I'm planning to have AVE ATQUE VALE tattooed right between my shoulder blades. So nerdy, I know. But I have wanted it for some time now, and I think I am finally ready. Good success with your tats!
Elsie
I have to confess that I had to Google "AVE ATQUE VALE" to see what it meant. And where it came from. Very interesting.
I am, as you can imagine, very pro-Latin words being tatooed on one's bodies.
I say, let the coroner do some Wikipedia reading, if he's to understand everything that I've put on my body. Or pass on, in ignorance.
Cheers,
Mr.B
I got it from "V"! Sorry, I thought you might know that one. Anyway, a friend is trying to convince me to forgo the top of the back and get the tat on my lower back, like all the other girls seem to. I'm still deciding on that point. Got any feedback (pun intended) on this for me?
Elsie
What tats do you already have?
With apologies to any of my readers who already have a tat on their lower back, above their lovely, lovely butt, I would advise you NOT to get a tattoo there. Every time I see a girl with a tattoo there, it reminds me of a lyric from an MC Chris song, whereupon he pledges to "bust a nut on that butt tattoo." I think Carlos Mencia also has a routine where he says that that tattoo in that particular spot is the Universal Symbol for "I like to be fucked in the doggy style position. Please shoot your man-batter at this target, which I have provided for you."
I don't know. Maybe that's the message that you want to send the world with the tat placement. If so, then carry on.
But with the entirety of your body available to you, as your canvas, why choose the one spot that everyone else seems to be gravitated to. Instead, choose the spot that best highlights the message that you want to send with your tat. Or the best feature of your body. Something you want to show off. (Or onversely something that is hidden from everyone but your lover. That too is a perfectly valid choice.)
So, while I've endeavored here not to tell you where you SHOULD get your tattoo, maybe I've given some guidance on how to choose where YOU want your tat to live.
Advice which you are also perfectly welcome to ignore.
Cheers,
Mr.B
Crescent,
I currently sport a single tattoo on my back, high, on my neck. It's an open book, with no writing on the pages. It's vaguely three dimensional and is about three inches wide, two inches tall.
It's a symbol, of course, for the vessels by which we pass, store and accumulate knowledge. In this instance, it is a hard-bound book.
It has no writing on it, because it's meant to represent ALL books. If I were to put some writing on it, then it becomes a single book. The blank pages keeps it non-specific.
I also like to imagine that the words on the pages have become tangible, light as air, and have broken free from the pages and have floated up my neck and into my mind. But that's just me, waxing poetic.
It's a black tatoo, with no color, as well.
The first of many that I would eventually like to get.
Cheers,
Mr.B
Cool! Is it newish?
Um, I don't think so.
I got it in the Spring of last year. I think, in April. Don't quote me on that. I'd have to check my calendar when I get home to confirm that.
I think that you and I just happened to have not talked, during the two weeks after I got it. For a while there, I couldn't stop talking about it. And once I got that out of my system, I didn't really mention it again.
Cheers,
COB
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